Suspect fleeing through wooded and commercial areas in Salem, Salem OR


Police are tracking a suspect moving through wooded and commercial areas near I-5, Lowe's, and Walmart in Salem. The suspect was seen hiding objects and is actively being followed as he moves through trails and around buildings. Officers are coordinating to intercept and monitor the individual's movements to prevent escape.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
04:47
Transcript:
00:00
Do we have a perimeter unit set up the mission and I-5?
00:08
Maybe I don't think anybody's taking that spot.
00:11
If we have anybody else headed this way, let's get somebody up there.
00:15
See if they can help or OSP on our 5.
00:24
169, I can head there from the west side.
00:31
375, I'm en route.
00:38
CR 143.
00:40
143. Before that, soft-packing 5, might as the caller if they just once in our house.
00:51
Clarifying now.
00:57
243, (name withheld) telling she heard a female voice and a gasp and then nothing else that didn't see anybody.
01:09
I have coffee.
01:12
Yeah,
01:16
1-4-3, you can do me on that.
01:19
Copy.
01:26
4A8,
01:27
alpha-155, if you're scanning,
01:30
can you get to Mission west of I-5, by between I-5 and the old Costco Wonderland?
01:42
One-55, copy.
01:49
There's one subject, he's between I5 and Lowe's on the south side of the mission in the wooded area.
02:01
And 519's advising that it appears he was getting rid of some stuff and kind of looks like he's hiding.
02:19
Sierra 272 dispatch.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:26
Are you able to track Sierra 326 right now?
02:34
272, we're on a good track northbound, just west of I-5.
02:40
480, he's a suspect for keeping eye on, he's moving south on the east side of Lowe's. There's a trail that's just east of Lowe's.
02:56
He's still continuing south.
02:59
He's about midway past Lowe's now.
03:02
Still continuing south on the east side.
03:09
There's an available unit to respond and go to the back side of Lowe's between Lowe's and Walmart.
03:17
You might've got to cut them off there.
03:21
376 and Brown.
03:28
38376, he's between the buildings now, still on the path that's east of the parking lot.
03:38
All right, so he just went through a fence and was now going to be moving west into the parking lot area between Walmart close. Go to have eye for them?
03:55
Yeah,
03:58
he's right to your left, straight to your left.
04:05
There's like a little smoke check there, I think he's behind it.
04:12
I haven't seen it. I haven't seen it.
04:19
376 copy you have a mistake in 2340.
04:24
Affirm.
04:31
326 first still on a good track we're heading north uh west of i5 on a kind of a frontage road along the pond three seven six i don't think this is going to be a guy six thousand pictures that one six seven 70
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Near Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305
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